Improvement in lamp-burners



E. K. HAYNES.

Lamp Burner.

Patented Jan. 26, 1869.

N. PETERS; PHOT E. K. HAYNES, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patent No. 86,301, dated January 26, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN LAMP-BURNERS.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, E. K. HAYNES, of Boston,in the county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented a newand improved Lamp-Gone, or Deflector; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing isafull and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

The nature of my invention consists in forming one side of theburning-aperture lower than the other side; also, in the manner ofkeeping the flame upright.

By this means, I am able to use a narrower burningaperture withoutcausing the flame to flicker or produce gas, and in burners without achimney it is of the utmost importance to produce a very thin flame,which this does by forcing the air against the flame at differentheights, causing it to bend one way, then the other way, letting moreair through the burner than it would if the edges were of thesameheight, and by bending back and forth, causes more air to unite withthe flame, consequently producing a thinner and purer White light.

To prevent the flame from leaning, I place on the sideof the lowest halfof the cone, another section of a cone of a little larger diameter, andextending above the high side of the cone, and a little back from theedge of the lower side of the burning-aperture, sufficiently far tostraighten the flame, and not lean it the other way.

A cone formed in-this manner prevents the forming of gas when the flameis turned down low, for the reason that the lowest side of the cone ismuch nearer the wick, causing the draught to take the gas out from thetop of the wick-tube and consume it.

To enable those skilled in the art to makeand use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

I construct the lower part of my cone or deflector in any form desired.Usually, the horizontal section, up as far as b, is a circle.

Reference being had to the accompanying drawmgs- A is a perspectiveview.

B, a section, at right angles to the homing-aperture.

The side a is the usual form.

The side I) is the usual form, except that it is drawn up aboutone-eighth of an inch higher than a is.

O is a segment of a cone, of the usual form, except that it may becurved out at the lower edge, of sufficient size and height above I) toturn air enough against the flame to straighten it up. It is fastened tothe main cone in any manner, either riveted or brazed, at g. The flamewill then take the course of the dotted lines, which keeps the flamelonger exposed to the air, consequently thinner and whiter.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-- The forming of one side of theburning-aperture of a lamp-conehigher than the other side.-

, Also, the segmental cap 0, in combination with the cone, when used forthe purpose of straightening up the flame, substantially as hereindescribed.

E. K. HAYNES.

Witnesses:

W. OOGSWELL, J AMIES F. WARD.

